Leopard

by Wells Tower

Genres: Short Stories, Audiobook, Fiction

podcast

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Wells Tower’s short stories and journalism have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, McSweeney’s, The Paris Review, The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories, The Washington Post Magazine, and elsewhere. He received two Pushcart Prizes and the Plimpton Prize from The Paris Review. In 2010 he was named as one of The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 brightest young writing talents.
He divides his time between Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

[Sherril · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have become an enthusiastic reader (i.e. listener) of The New Yorker Fiction Podcast, (which I find on the WNYC App) which features short stories from The New Yorker read by other New Yorker contributors of short stories. What's even better, the readings are preceded and followed by short conversations between the reader and Deborah Treisman, the editor of The New Yorker's fiction. I love being read to. I love expanding my awareness of authors in this way. I love getting insight into the story and its author. And often, I love the story, as I did this one, "Leopard" by Wells Tower. It’s about a young boy who has a hateful stepfather and the negative impact on the boy. You as the reader are meant to be in the shoes of the adolescent boy. It’s a story well told and for an extra added bonus, very well read by none other than David Sedaris!

[Lilia Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have been rating everything 3 stars lately... Perhaps I am just existing in a muted enjoyment these days? But this story was certainly not muted. It is emotional, raw, sad and hits so many levels. The second person is quite impressive, but the story did want me wanting more.

[Sage · Rating 4 out of 5]

They say not to do it but I am ALWAYS a sucker for 2nd person.

[Dennis · Rating 1 out of 5]

this is boring not interesting thoroughly did not enjoy this book, this is coming from an enthusiastic review artist of knowledgeable papers to find more reviews of mine search up bigfootproof.com

[H Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

The use of second person and the loose, tangent-filled structure were really interesting, and executive phenomenally.

[calima · Rating 4 out of 5]

The New Yorker Fiction podcast is fire